Never backing down from your fight
Anyone who has watched daytime court television has probably heard the phrase “pain and suffering” being used during personal injury lawsuits. Due to the media’s exaggeration and focus on this issue, many people mistakenly believe that damages or suffering caused by pain and suffering are simply used as excuses to collect more money during a claim. This misconception couldn’t be further from…
In September 2018, Brett Riccio, an employee of elevator engineering company ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation, settled his lawsuit against a commercial building owner for injuries he sustained while working on elevators of the commercial building. According to various news sources, Telx, the building owner, and ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation agreed to pay Riccio $2,025,000 to settle the lawsuit filed against Telx in Middlesex County. Specifics of…
Final demand notice concept for debt, past due and overdue payment Demand letters are most commonly used in personal injury cases. A personal injury case stems from any type of accident that left a victim injured. The injuries can be caused by motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents, slip and fall accidents, nursing home accidents, police misconduct, defective products, workplace accidents, premises liability, medical malpractice, and many other incidents. Today,…
There are times that you are negotiating with an insurance company and it is clear to you that they doing so in bad faith. This can be realized when the insurers start to use certain phrases that seem odd to you and make you take notice, and other times it may just be a feeling that you have that everything is…
No matter how great you believe your memory to be it is always good practice to write down everything that happened after being involved in an accident and/or suffering an injury. The longer you wait to record the details of your event the greater the chance that something that occurred is either missed or changed by your memory. This is why the sooner…
J.T. Barrett, an Ohio State quarterback, recently suffered a knee injury during a football game against Michigan. Unlike typical football injuries, however, this one involved a cameraman. During warm-ups, Barrett’s right knee made an impact with a camera being held by a cameraman. Ohio State’s head coach was furious because the injury ultimately prevented Barrett from participating in the game…
On June 5, 2013, debris from a nearby building undergoing demolition hit a neighboring Salvation Army store, resulting in seven deaths and leaving twelve people with severe injuries. In early 2017, a jury held both the Salvation Army and the developer liable and awarded the injured plaintiffs and families $227 million, the largest personal injury award on record in a…
A driver in New Jersey who carries only the $15,000 minimum in personal injury protection (PIP) auto insurance benefits may seek compensation for medical expenses above and beyond that amount if they are injured by another’s negligence, according to a recent ruling from the New Jersey Appellate Division. New Jersey law contains rules that limit “minor medical expenses,” like copayments…
It is imperative that parents teach their children about staying safe while riding the school bus. The importance of school bus safety was highlighted recently when a Hammonton Public Schools bus was involved in a scary single-vehicle crash on a local road. The bus accident happened just before 7:00 a.m. As the school bus driver traveled on North Liberty Street…
Authorities are investigating two recent auto accidents on NJ highways that resulted in at least nine people sustaining significant physical injuries over Thanksgiving weekend. NJ Turnpike Accident The first accident occurred a short time after 5:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. The cars involved in the auto accident were traveling southbound on the New Jersey Turnpike when several cars collided with each other.…